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Had a fun time sketching my gal doing some bitiiinnnngggg (and being bit, also) of other Kindred

been a bit since we had a good sketchdump, so here's: - Tosk stinky face - Jones talking about thanking someone - Tosk, her dogs, and Corwin, on the way to steal from Petsmart - Jones getting bitten real tender + an observer - Tosk having a Bad Time, and ghoul dog Cleo attempting to comfort her

oh also a weird erotic dream Jones had about Tosk's pre-Embrace self under the cut (don't worry about it) (content warning for medical implants and blood and tentacles)

Like worstie, I can barely promote my own published book without wanting to curl up and die.

They’re just not disclosing it as ads, which they are supposed to do, and instead it's marketed in a very Tumblr-esque way which can be summed up as “omg guys look how CUTE this is” followed by a different account underneath going “omg found it!!” and it links to a drop ship site with the item(s).

And the link usually has an affiliate tracker in it, which you may or may not be able to spot unless you’re familiar with them, which is also something you are legally supposed to disclose.

I used to get a lot of offers from around 2016-2020 to sell “moon lamps” on here, y’know those orb lights that look like a moon? Yeah. I was offered a higher kickback to make it look like I wasnt posting an add because these sellers know Tumblrites don’t like ads.

They wanted it to look as organic and hyped up as possible and then I’d just so happen to be like “omg you guys it's on sale” and post a link. Which is skeevy as shit and also illegal af in the US.

It’s like the insta/tiktok girlies saying “link in bio” to get around saying “here’s a product I make money on if you buy it” because they want to sound like your friend because people are more likely to impulse buy stuff if a “friend” is recommending something.

They’re also trusting that everyone knows “link in bio” means “affiliate link” which is technically not enough of a disclosure but whatever.

This is why I tag all my own book promos with “affiliate links” because depending on which storefront you buy Hunger Pangs from, I may get a kickback from the vender which I do to help mediate the fees I lose from distribution. It’s not much—literal pennies in some cases—but I’m still legally required to state it.

It’s also why when I do post products I use or like, I make a point of letting people know I’m not an affiliate and not sponsored because despite the legal ramifications these people are flirting with by not disclosing their affiliate status, I want to be fully transparent with my followers when it comes to me trying to sell them things.

Y’all keep my lights on by reading my work and through my ko-fi and patreon. I am not about to risk that trust for the sake of some shitty vibrator sales from a sketch-ass drop shipper who wants me to pretend I’m not selling you things.

So, yeah. People do successfully sell stuff on here. A lot of us small indie creators sell our own work all the time.

The history of the fat acceptance movement can be dated back to 1967 when 500 people met in New York's Central Park to protest against anti-fat bias.

From Wikipedia's article on Fat Acceptance.

The history of fat liberation is mainly credited to feminist and other civil right groups in the 60-70s.

The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) was founded in America, in 1969, by Bill Fabrey in response to discrimination against his wife.

The Fat Underground is a group that formed in 1972 with the slogan "a diet is a cure that doesn't work, for a disease that doesn't exist". That's still progressive by today's standards!!!

In 1979, Carole Shaw coined the term Big Beautiful Woman (BBW) and launched a fashion and lifestyle magazine of the same name aimed at plus-sized women.

This movement has been full of activitists that are feminists, because feminists often believe in body autonomy. When one civil right movement occurs, it inspires more groups to pursue liberation. I think this is a good thing; some could argue that it dilutes the importance of the racial civil rights movement, but when you understand how minorities intersect and compound, you know how it's all connected.

In the UK, the London Fat Women's Group was formed, the first British fat activist group, and was active between approximately 1985 and 1989. Other first wave activities included the productions of zines such as Figure 8 and Fat!So? by Marilyn Wann. The latter went on to become a book of the same name.

This is such a fascinating house in Royston, UK. It has 4bds, 2ba, 2,337sqft. $1,283,742 Approx. USD

is a notorious keyboard sitter right? loves planting her ass on the keyboard, causing many MANY space bar spaces

there has been a development

apparently, the copilot shortcut is windows+c or something, so when she rolls her ass on my roommate's keyboard, she launches copilot with her ass

I got a commission for a bycocket hat with a wolf in a medieval inspired art style. He might look a little too foxy but i think he's neat.